Flash Gordon is the hero of a science fiction adventure comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published by King Features on January 7, 1934. The strip, inspired by and created to compete with the already established Buck Rogers adventure strip, has since surpassed Buck Rogers for longevity. Flash Gordon - On Mongo is the first Flash Gordon newspaper comic strip as it appeared from Jan 7, 1934 thru April 8, 1934. There are 14 pages. It is in .cbr (comic book reader) format. 1. Flash Gordon first newspaper comic strip: Jan 7, 1934 thru April 8, 1934 2. Flash Gordon 1st Sunday Newspaper Strips - 1934-1935 [76 weeks]